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Forest fire sanctions: Govt makes public names of companies

The Indonesian government has made public the names of companies on which it had imposed sanctions for having caused ...

Monsoon begins to take toll on Indonesia

Indonesia has been hit by changing climates of extreme degree. Monsoon began to take toll on the country when it ...

EU holds climate change concert for Indonesia`s younger generation

The European Union (EU) held a concert in Jakarta on Sunday to raise awareness among Indonesias younger generation in ...

Paris forum raises forest fires in Indonesia

The Global Forum Landscape held at the Palais de Congres, Paris, France, on Saturday raised the issue of the fires ...

Floods inundate nine villages in West Aceh

Floods inundated at least nine villages in East Woyla Sub-district, West Aceh District, Aceh Province, on Friday as ...

RI involves informal negotiators at climate change meet

The Indonesian government is involving several informal negotiators, including diplomats and religious figures, to ...

President Jokowi hopes for implementation of sustainable fire prevention efforts

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has expressed hope that several provincial administrations would undertake sustainable ...

Govt set to form peat ecosystem restoration body

The government is gearing up for the creation of peat ecosystem restoration body to restore peat land damaged in ...

Jokowi discusses Batam-Bintan-Karimun economic zone with Singapore

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) received Singaporean Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean here on Tuesday to discuss a ...

UN appreciates Indonesia`s handling of radicalism

The United Nations has expressed appreciation to Indonesias efforts in handling radicalism through not only law ...

President Jokowi emphasizes importance of intelligence cooperation

Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has called for increased cooperation between the Association of Southeast ...

Peat forest restoration is collective responsibility: VP

Vice President Jusuf Kalla has said that the restoration of burned peat forests was a shared responsibility among the ...

Indonesia thanks Australia for assistance in handling forest fires

Indonesias President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has expressed gratitude to Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull for ...

President calls for thorough handling of forest fires

President Joko Widodo has called for a thorough handling of forest and land fires, including taking preventive steps ...

Indonesia can learn from Finland`s peatland handling experience

Indonesia could learn from Finlands experience in handling peatlands as they cover about one-third of Finlands ...